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February 10th, 2012

February 10, 2012

Nippy air brushed the faces of Tuttle Elementary students as they entered the school building Friday morning.

Inside, piles of jeans lined the school's halls.

Thanks to Tuttle's students, and many donors in Maiden and surrounding communities, the jeans will soon warm the cold bodies of needy citizens in the region.

"You've got to know that you've made a huge difference in the lives of more than 2,500 people, because that's how many jeans you've collected," Principal DeAnna Finger told Tuttle's student body during Friday morning school announcements.

February 9, 2012

Conover failed to approve amendments this week that would have banned new churches, funeral homes, non-profits and other non-commercial businesses from locating in its central downtown district.

Conover City Council members voted 3-3 on the proposed amendment changes.
The proposed text amendments to the cityâ€™s Zoning Ordinance would have tweaked the permitted uses in Conoverâ€™s B-3 Central Business District.